Jianguang Wang v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
JIANGUANG WANG,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 13-70809
Agency No. A088-121-389
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted May 13, 2014**
Before: CLIFTON, BEA and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.
Jianguang Wang, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the
Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an
immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum and withholding
of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for
FILED
MAY 29 2014
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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substantial evidence the factual findings, Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056
(9th Cir. 2009), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that the police’s
mistreatment of Wang during his arrest, the detention of Wang and his parents, the
fine they paid, and the warnings about future gatherings do not rise to the level of
persecution. See Gu v. Gonzales, 454 F.3d 1014, 1019-21 (9th Cir. 2006) (brief
detention, beating and interrogation did not compel finding of past persecution);
see also Prasad v. INS, 47 F.3d 336, 340 (9th Cir. 1995) (“Although a reasonable
factfinder could have found [these incidents constituted] past persecution, we do
not believe that a factfinder would be compelled to do so.”) (emphasis in original).
We reject Wang’s argument that he was “prohibited from practicing his religion.”
Further, substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that Wang failed to
demonstrate a well founded fear of future persecution based on one incident he
suffered in 2005, because his parents, who are leaders in the church, have remained
active and have not described any problems. See Hakeem v. INS, 273 F.3d 812,
816 (9th Cir. 2001) (“[a]n applicant’s claim of persecution upon return is
weakened, even undercut, when similarly-situated family members continue to live
in the country without incident”), superseded by statute on other grounds as stated
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in Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 650 (9th Cir. 2007). Thus, Wang’s asylum
claim fails.
Because Wang failed to establish eligibility for asylum, his withholding of
removal claim necessarily fails. See Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1190
(9th Cir. 2006).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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